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PRSRT. STD U.S. Postage
PAID Poplar, MT
59255 Permit No. 6
$1.00
Wotani t. Wowapi
Fort Belknap College PO Box 159 Harlem, MT 59526
lit I [the Fort Peck Tribes
Au,
op
Montana
Vol. 36 - #33
Over 35,000 attend NatH al Pow-wow in Washington, D.C.
By Richard Peterson For the Wotanin
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Over 600 dancers from across the country attended the National Powwow this past weekend, sponsored by the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian.
The event was held in the MCI Center, home of the NBA's Washington Wizards. Over $100,000 in prize money was given to dancers and singers in northern and southern
categories.
Officials said over 35,000 people attended the event from Friday through Sunday evening. The 2002 National Powwow drew 20,000 people to the National Mall near the Capitol.
Luckily, the powwow was held indoors this year. During the past weekend, the weather service in Washington issued heat advisories be-
(NMAI - Page 7)
ABOVE: Leading in the grand entry over the weekend at the National pow wow were from left, Shakopee Mde-wankanton Vice Chairman Lynn Crooks, Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, and National Museum of the American Indian Director Richard West, at the MCI Center in Chinatown, Washington D.C. last Wednesday. RIGHT: Navajo Code Talker Jimmie Tso visits with Mary Louise Defender Wilson at the National pow wow this weekend in DC. Over $100,000 in prize money was awarded to the participants, which flew in from all over the continent to attend the color festivities. (Rich Peterson photos)
Former Fort Peck councilwoman dies in Billings this past week
OSWEGO - Former Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board member Suzanne Jones, 70, died in Billings Sunday.
Jones, an Assiniboine and Sioux, served a term on the Tribal Executive Board between 1993 and 1995.
Durig her life, she worked many positions
with the Tribes and Bureau of Indian Affairs. She worked for the native Youth Corp, CETA, Fort Peck Housing and as Tribal Secretary and resolutions clerk for two chairmen.
Under BIA,b she worked in realty and finance, she also served on the Tribes' Enrollment committee,
the FPHA Board of Directors, and the Assiniboine General Council.
Jones' funeral is scheduled for today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. at Oswego Community Hall. She is survived by her husband and four children. (For further information, see her obituary on the inside).
Wolf Point filtration system to be fixed
Brown water expected to flow for months
By Iris Red Elk
Allrunner
For the Wotanin
WOLF POINT - When the City of Wolf Point shuts down the water filtration system next month for repair, the water will turn brown in many homes.
The change in color is due to the presence of minerals like iron and manganese, which are ordinarily filtered from the water.
The shut down could last from two to three months but plans are already being considered to repair
A Wolf Point boy waits beside the southside water treatment plant near the river Wednesday. The system being fixed will turn all the water on the southside brown for the next few months. (Louis Montclair photo)
the filtration system as quickly as possible, hopefully within a month, according to Wolf Point City officials.
Rick Isle, city public works director, would like to see two 12-hour shifts working around the clock to get the job done.
The city has hired Great West Engineering, Inc. of Helena to oversee the repair project and a construction bid was advertised and is due to be opened on August 15th.
However, no bids were received by that date so the bid process has been extended to August 23.
The work consists of "removal of the iron/manganese filter media; demolition of the existing under drain, backwash troughs, raw water header and air compressor, sandblasting and painting; welding repaid of corroded steel tank wall sections; piping; placement of concrete; and electrical rewiring," according to the bid announcement.
The city has two ground water wells that furnish water to approximately 1,400 water users in Wolf Point.
One well was dug in 1980 alongside the Missouri at the end of 6th Avenue. That's where the faulty filtration system is located.
The second well, which serves as a back up, > was dug last year on Granville
(Water - Page 7)
Fort Peck tribal member Jestin Dupree departed last week for Iraq. He is the grandson of Odessa and Adrian Fourstar Sr., and son of Ella Talks Different and Adrian Fourstar Jr. (See Page 8 for article and photo)
Rising gas prices-
People feel the pinch at the pump as gas prices soar to all time high
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A Poplar man gases up Wednesday afternoon. The rising cost of gas has had an effect on the pumps across the reservation. Some store have sold a lot of gas, as people want to gas up before it gets too expensive, while others haven't sold much since the prices rose this week. (Louis Montclair photo)
By Louis Montclair For the Wotanin
The rising cost of gas is spreading throughout the country, and Fort Peck residents are feeling the pinch at the pump.
Gas rose 13 cents a gallon yesterday, and they are expected to continue to rise, said B & S Qwik Stop clerk Noreen Lone Bear.
"We sold 200 gallons in 16 hours," she said. They would normally sell double that, the gas prices in Brockton at press time
were 2.68 for a gallon of unleaded.
In Poplar, gas was most expensive at TJ's, 2.64 per gallon. Tribal had prices of 2.40, however they were expected to rise.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Wolf Point was $2.50 for Town Pump, Agland Co-op, and Cenex West.
Frazer had the least expensive gas at press time, at $2.39 a gallon.
The rising gas prices are soon expected to be near
$3.00 a gallon soon.
According to
cnn.money.com, the rising gas prices are atrributed to the war in Iraq, and the continuly growing need Americans have for gasoline and crude oil, which makes up 54% of gas. In other words, its rising because there is a greater demand for it.
People are encouraged to save gas by walking, riding a bike, or car pooling .when you must use a car.

PRSRT. STD U.S. Postage
PAID Poplar, MT
59255 Permit No. 6
$1.00
Wotani t. Wowapi
Fort Belknap College PO Box 159 Harlem, MT 59526
lit I [the Fort Peck Tribes
Au,
op
Montana
Vol. 36 - #33
Over 35,000 attend NatH al Pow-wow in Washington, D.C.
By Richard Peterson For the Wotanin
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Over 600 dancers from across the country attended the National Powwow this past weekend, sponsored by the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian.
The event was held in the MCI Center, home of the NBA's Washington Wizards. Over $100,000 in prize money was given to dancers and singers in northern and southern
categories.
Officials said over 35,000 people attended the event from Friday through Sunday evening. The 2002 National Powwow drew 20,000 people to the National Mall near the Capitol.
Luckily, the powwow was held indoors this year. During the past weekend, the weather service in Washington issued heat advisories be-
(NMAI - Page 7)
ABOVE: Leading in the grand entry over the weekend at the National pow wow were from left, Shakopee Mde-wankanton Vice Chairman Lynn Crooks, Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, and National Museum of the American Indian Director Richard West, at the MCI Center in Chinatown, Washington D.C. last Wednesday. RIGHT: Navajo Code Talker Jimmie Tso visits with Mary Louise Defender Wilson at the National pow wow this weekend in DC. Over $100,000 in prize money was awarded to the participants, which flew in from all over the continent to attend the color festivities. (Rich Peterson photos)
Former Fort Peck councilwoman dies in Billings this past week
OSWEGO - Former Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board member Suzanne Jones, 70, died in Billings Sunday.
Jones, an Assiniboine and Sioux, served a term on the Tribal Executive Board between 1993 and 1995.
Durig her life, she worked many positions
with the Tribes and Bureau of Indian Affairs. She worked for the native Youth Corp, CETA, Fort Peck Housing and as Tribal Secretary and resolutions clerk for two chairmen.
Under BIA,b she worked in realty and finance, she also served on the Tribes' Enrollment committee,
the FPHA Board of Directors, and the Assiniboine General Council.
Jones' funeral is scheduled for today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. at Oswego Community Hall. She is survived by her husband and four children. (For further information, see her obituary on the inside).
Wolf Point filtration system to be fixed
Brown water expected to flow for months
By Iris Red Elk
Allrunner
For the Wotanin
WOLF POINT - When the City of Wolf Point shuts down the water filtration system next month for repair, the water will turn brown in many homes.
The change in color is due to the presence of minerals like iron and manganese, which are ordinarily filtered from the water.
The shut down could last from two to three months but plans are already being considered to repair
A Wolf Point boy waits beside the southside water treatment plant near the river Wednesday. The system being fixed will turn all the water on the southside brown for the next few months. (Louis Montclair photo)
the filtration system as quickly as possible, hopefully within a month, according to Wolf Point City officials.
Rick Isle, city public works director, would like to see two 12-hour shifts working around the clock to get the job done.
The city has hired Great West Engineering, Inc. of Helena to oversee the repair project and a construction bid was advertised and is due to be opened on August 15th.
However, no bids were received by that date so the bid process has been extended to August 23.
The work consists of "removal of the iron/manganese filter media; demolition of the existing under drain, backwash troughs, raw water header and air compressor, sandblasting and painting; welding repaid of corroded steel tank wall sections; piping; placement of concrete; and electrical rewiring" according to the bid announcement.
The city has two ground water wells that furnish water to approximately 1,400 water users in Wolf Point.
One well was dug in 1980 alongside the Missouri at the end of 6th Avenue. That's where the faulty filtration system is located.
The second well, which serves as a back up, > was dug last year on Granville
(Water - Page 7)
Fort Peck tribal member Jestin Dupree departed last week for Iraq. He is the grandson of Odessa and Adrian Fourstar Sr., and son of Ella Talks Different and Adrian Fourstar Jr. (See Page 8 for article and photo)
Rising gas prices-
People feel the pinch at the pump as gas prices soar to all time high
��»
A Poplar man gases up Wednesday afternoon. The rising cost of gas has had an effect on the pumps across the reservation. Some store have sold a lot of gas, as people want to gas up before it gets too expensive, while others haven't sold much since the prices rose this week. (Louis Montclair photo)
By Louis Montclair For the Wotanin
The rising cost of gas is spreading throughout the country, and Fort Peck residents are feeling the pinch at the pump.
Gas rose 13 cents a gallon yesterday, and they are expected to continue to rise, said B & S Qwik Stop clerk Noreen Lone Bear.
"We sold 200 gallons in 16 hours" she said. They would normally sell double that, the gas prices in Brockton at press time
were 2.68 for a gallon of unleaded.
In Poplar, gas was most expensive at TJ's, 2.64 per gallon. Tribal had prices of 2.40, however they were expected to rise.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Wolf Point was $2.50 for Town Pump, Agland Co-op, and Cenex West.
Frazer had the least expensive gas at press time, at $2.39 a gallon.
The rising gas prices are soon expected to be near
$3.00 a gallon soon.
According to
cnn.money.com, the rising gas prices are atrributed to the war in Iraq, and the continuly growing need Americans have for gasoline and crude oil, which makes up 54% of gas. In other words, its rising because there is a greater demand for it.
People are encouraged to save gas by walking, riding a bike, or car pooling .when you must use a car.